dodgerfan4eva Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 So I'm thinking of popping my PC building cherry and I want to use my HP's RAM HDD and the optical driveHere are the parts I'm considering PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gjQfgsPrice breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gjQfgs/by_merchant/CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ Newegg)Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.98 @ Newegg)Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($194.99 @ Newegg)Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Newegg)Total: $793.91Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-16 03:19 EDT-0400 So are these good part can it run current gen games well ? that's what I'm aiming for in this build. And another thing can i back up the steam folder or would i have to re install the client all over again ? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyceKaeks Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I would Suggest NVidia 970 SLI and a i7.most next gen games are going to be using about 4GB of Video Memory or higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgerfan4eva Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Thanks, all i need is a motherboard that supports SLI for future upgrades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyceKaeks Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Yeah no problem I have been researching myself for making a better system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obobski Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I would honestly pass on the GTX 970, and I would pass on SLI of midrange/upper-midrange cards too. Get a GTX 980 (or Radeon R9) instead. Single-GPU will be more consistent in terms of support and performance, and in a year or two if you determine you need more graphics horsepower, buy a new single-GPU with some of the money you saved. Everything else looks okay, but a few notes: - If you go with Windows 8.1 Pro (and I will admit I don't currently know what the price difference is like, but I don't recall it being substantial) it will upgrade to 10 Pro, whereas 8.1 will upgrade to 10 Home. - Ensure that your motherboard will support the Haswell and Haswell Refresh processors out of the box (this isn't as big of a concern today as it was even a few months ago, but it's still worth spending 2 minutes on). - I've never had issues dragging-and-dropping my Steam folder from one machine to another, even with modded games, but keep in mind that many games do not store their save-games in the Steam folder, but instead in My Documents or AppData, so unless you use the cloud back-up service, you'll need to grab those too. Basically what you'll do is drag the folder over, install Steam on the new machine, and point it at the existing folder. Then run the game, and then once it sets up folders for its saves and whatnot, drop your backed-up saves in, and all should be well. If you're using the cloud service, it will probably auto-grab the saves. You would also need to re-install applications like Nexus Mod Manager or LOOT as well. - You may want to consider an after-market cooler for the CPU, as it will likely reduce both temperatures and noise over the Intel in-the-box model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyceKaeks Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 The NVidia GTX 970 SLI is better in gaming performance and is why I recommended it. But anything basically that gives 4GB or more Video Memory is best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgerfan4eva Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 Whens the cut off date for the windows 10 update. next spring right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obobski Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 The NVidia GTX 970 SLI is better in gaming performance and is why I recommended it. But anything basically that gives 4GB or more Video Memory is best. SLI does not "stack" VRAM, and GTX 970 doesn't/can't fully utilize all of its installed memory due to the interleaved design. Further, 4GB+ of memory is fairly overhyped (nor does VRAM accurately reflect the performance of a GPU). GTX 970 SLI *may* offer better performance in some games (especially if you're looking at "average FPS" or similarly broad measures) over something like GTX 980 or 290X, however it will also introduce more potential compatibility problems and conflicts, as well as the micro-stutter phenomenon (which a single GPU will not exhibit). There's also the potential for no scaling, or even negative scaling, which will be worse-off than a faster single GPU. It will also cost more than 980 or (especially) 290 or similar. As far as the Windows 10 upgrade - it's available for one year after Windows 10's release, so that'd be July 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raatorotta Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I would get Gtx titan and i7 if I could. Computer developement is slowing down. Tablets and consoles are taking more production. PC parts might even rise in future. Looks like that now, but who knows..Might be opposite... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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